Bathing suit



B. STEUER BATHING SUIT Aug. 7, 1934.

Filed July 20,- 1932 Zwucniob Bernard S teuer.

Patented Aug. 7, 1934 BATHING SUIT Bernard Steuer, Philadelphia, Pa.,assignor to Travelo Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation ofPennsylvania Application July 20, 1932, Serial No. 623,462

2 Claims.

My invention is an improved bathing garment comprising trunks and adetachable body or bib providing adequate coverage for the abdominalregion of the body but permitting maximum exposure of the shoulders andback to the beneficent rays of the sun, the body or bib being readilydetachable from the trunks to permit freedom in swimming.

In accordance with my invention, the bottom edge of the front of thebody of my improved swimming garment is provided with a row of spacedbuttons, and the upper portion of the front of the trunks has securedthereto an elastic band containing buttonholes complementary to thebuttons on the body, the elastic band preferably comprising a strip ofknitted fabric having its wales extending longitudinally thereof.

The characteristic features and advantages of my improvements willfurther appear from the following description and the accompanyingdrawing of an illustrative embodiment thereof.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a swimming garmentembodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectionalview on the line 2-2 of Fig. l and Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentaryview of the inner upper portion of the front of the trunk showing thebuttoning band thereon.

In the form of the invention illustrated in the drawing, the trunks 1are preferably made of knitted material having wales extendinglongitudinally thereof. A rectangular strip of elastic fabric 2 has theedges 3, 4, and 5 thereof secured by stitching 6 to the inner surface ofthe trunks adjacent to the upper front edge thereof. The elastic strip 2preferably consists of a fold of knitted fabric having wales 7 extendinglongitudinally thereof along the waist line and intersected transverselyby buttonholes 8.

The body portion of the garment preferably consists of a bib 9 havingshoulder straps 10 and back straps 11 integrally knitted therewith andunited by stitching to the back gusset 12. A row of buttons 13 issecured to the lower edge of the bib 9 and is adapted to have theelastic band 2 buttoned thereon so that the buttons are housed in andconcealed by the pocket 14 formed by the elastic band 2 and the front ofthe trunks.

By my improvements, a swimming garment is provided which will complywith beach regulations while sun bathing, and which will permit theready removal of the shirt or bib for water bathing. When the trunks andshirt are buttoned together the garment has the appearance of a singlepiece garment, and when the shirt is discarded there is eliminated anypressure of the buttons on the body, and the trunks can be put through awringer without injury to the connectors between the trunks and shirt.

Having described my invention, I claim-'- 1. In combination in aswimming suit, an upper garment comprising a front panel spacedforwardly of a body center line parallel thereto in operative position,shoulder straps extending upwardly from said panel, over the shoulderpositions, transversely at the back and joined to each other, an elementof inverted substantially V-shape secured at its apex to the center ofthe back shoulder strap portions and having its diverging arms extendingdownwardly to positions of joinder to the upright side edges of saidpanel above the bottom, and a reenforcing band along the lower margin ofsaid panel, buttons supported along said band, and trunks including areenforcing front waist band having button holes for said buttons.

2. In combination in a swimming suit, an upper garment comprising afront panel spaced forwardly of a body center line parallel thereto inoperative position of the garment, shoulder straps tapering upwardlyfrom said panel to constitute a front V-neck and continuing rearwardlyover the shoulder positions and downwardly and laterally toward eachother to a joined position at the upper central back, an upper centralback portion depending from the shoulder straps, at said back position,elements downwardly diverging from said central back portion and ofincreasing areas toward the sides of the panel to which they are joinedabove the bottom of the panel, a reenforcing band along the lower marginof the panel, buttons supported along said band, and trunks including areenforcing front waist band having button holes for said buttons.

BERNARD STEUER.

